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Letters Patent No. 79,876, dated July 14, 18,68.

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TO ALL WHOM ITl MAY CONCERN:`

Be it known that I, JAMES H. THOMAS, of Lynn, in the county of Essex, andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements n-WeatherStrps for Doo-rs; and I do hereby declare that ther following is a full and exact description' thereof, reference being hadlto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use my invention, I'will proceed to describe its nature, construction, and use.

The nature of my invention consists in combining with the lower side of a door a compound exible roll of peculiar construction, said roll consisting of an outside tube made of some elastic gum, in the interior of which are placed a number of" short metallic cylinders, loosely hung upona centre spindle, sothat the entire roll is free to bend, and thus to accommodate itselfto the irregularities ofthe thresheld.-

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, .showing a door partly open, `with my improved strip attached.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section. l

Figure 3 is a perspective view of thoroll or strip.. -v

I construct my roll as follows; D is a' tube, made of some suitable elastic gum, in the interior ofl'ili'iclf are placed series of short metalliecylinders, K K K", 8vo. These cylinders serve tol give -weight and stability to the rollybnt still, va.s they are disconnected freni-"eachother, ,doswuot interfere with the exibilityoflthe roll; that is, it may bend and accorriodateV its-elliptic any irregii'larities in the' threshold. l

H His a. rodot much smallendiameter than the'interior diameter of' the metallic cylinders, which passes through the roll or strip, as shown in fig. 2; The ends of'the rod H may be bent up, as shown,'and thus made fastfto the door, or the endsmay be connedby plates made fast to the edges of the door.

From 4the above description it yvill be seen that myroller', made by inserting into an elastic tube 'a series of slrort, .heevy cylinders, has weight and stability, and is yet so Hexible and elastic that it will serve as a weatherstrip,.and as i't isfreeto revolve, it will not wear away and become inefHci'entt l VHaving thus described my invention, I will new. proceed to set forth my claima WhatlI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The combination of the flexible elastic rbll D, with the short cylinders K K K, Ste., and the Vspindle H,

arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES H; THOMAS.

Witnesses:

FRANK G. PARKER, A.' HUN Buruml 

